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BULLSEYE News 7October 9, 2015
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34th WPS launches new HC-130J weapons instructor course
By Susan Garcia “It is crucial that the HC-130J students to not only receive targeted
students be here with the 34th training on personnel recovery in the
U.S. Air Force Weapons School WPS at Nellis AFB.” HC-130J but also to execute all phases of
personnel recovery while fully integrat-
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — — Maj. Evan Scaggs, 34th WPS director of operations ing with all Air Force assets.
Acknowledging a critical shortage of
weapons officers with advanced training The HC-130J recently replaced the attending the new WIC in early 2017. “It is crucial that the HC-130J students
in the Air Force’s newest fixed-wing res- HC-130P/N King as the designated As the WIC stands up, the 34th WPS be here with the 34th WPS at Nellis
cue aircraft, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. fixed-wing platform for U.S. Air Force AFB,” said Maj. Evan Scaggs, 34th WPS
Mark A. Welsh III approved the U.S. Air personnel recovery operations. Its ca- will collaborate with several organiza- director of operations. “Their being
Force Weapons School’s first HC-130J pabilities include personnel recovery tions. Instructors initially will come collocated with our HH-60G students
Combat King II weapons instructor during air and space operations, preci- from experts in the HC-130J community will maximize the interaction between
course in August. sion engagement, global attacks, and along with the rescue expert cadre al- personnel recovery experts and allow the
helicopter refueling. The U.S. Air Force ready teaching at the 34th WPS. students to lead and integrate on diverse
This new WIC will build HC-130J declared initial operational capability missions.”
tactical and integration experts essential for the HC-130J in 2013. The 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force
to the personnel recovery community to Base, Georgia, will provide the necessary The Combat Air Forces will soon
support combatant commanders. The number of weapons officers HC-130Js — based at Davis-Monthan benefit from the tactical expertise of
trained in the HC-130J is extremely low AFB, Arizona — and maintenance per- HC-130J weapons officers who are
The WIC will fall under the 34th and has not kept pace with the evolution sonnel to support the syllabus sorties. well versed in integrating with res-
Weapons Squadron, which already has of the aircraft. The 34th WPS will begin The 23rd WG will also make a simulator cue platforms and a variety of other
a well-established HH-60G Pave Hawk to build an expert corps of initial cadre available at Davis-Monthan AFB. systems. The HC-130J WIC will be
rescue course. With the addition of by the end of 2015 to create a syllabus open to active duty and Air Reserve
the HC-130J WIC, the 34th WPS will by June 2016 and validate the course Although much of the support will Component instructor pilots and in-
become the USAFWS’s only current by the end of 2016. Students will begin come from Davis-Monthan AFB, the structor combat systems officers.
squadron to teach WICs in both fixed- HC-130J WIC is projected to remain with
wing and rotary-wing aircraft. the 34th WPS at Nellis. This will allow “We are excited about standing up
the HC-130J WIC here at Nellis AFB.
The USAFWS comprises 18 weapons It will enable our rescue brothers and
squadrons, each dedicated to teaching sisters in the Combat King II com-
graduate-level WICs in various special- munity to build, teach, and lead their
ties. Some squadrons focus on one WIC, personnel and personnel outside of
while others already teach multiple rescue,” said Scaggs.
WICs.
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